Constitution

The early colonists relied heavily upon support from Britain

American colonists were not strictly controlled by English law and government

The colonists only objected to the practice of quartering

The Boston Tea Party occurred in 1776

Patrick Henry shouted “give me liberty or give me death”

When the first continental congress met, the members all wanted to declare war against England

The First Continental congress met in Philadelphia in 1776

George Washington was selected to command the continental army

The second continental congress ran our government for 7 years

The revolutionary war began with a shot fired in Concord

The declaration of independence was written to begin the revolutionary war

The declaration was adopted by the second Continental Congress and July 4, 1776

The articles of confederation was strong because the colonist gave many powers to the new federal government

The constitutional convention was held in Philadelphia in 1776

There were 13 delegates to the Constitutional convention

The building in which the convention mat is now called Independence Hall

The official purpose of the convention was to write a new constitution

The New Jersey plan called for a legislative body based on population

The delegates at the constitutional convention trusted in the ordinary citizens of America

all 13 former colonies were joined in the new union by 1790

The federalist propose the bill of rights

James Madison proposed first amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1789

The Bill of Rights was created to protect the rights of the people against the federal government

censorship is one of the rights protected by the Bill of Rights

The constitution does not protect individuals with unpopular views

The Bill of Rights apply to all levels of government

The Constitution allows laws to be made for things that did not exist in 1787

The Constitution provides for a government by the people

information about the amending passes for the US constitution can be found in article 6

the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States

Illinois became a state in 1815

Illinois has had three state capitals

both the Illinois constitution and the federal Constitution has a bill of rights

Illinois has had four state constitutions

Samuel Witwer worked against the passage of the 1970 constitution

The first seal used by Illinois was that of the northwest territory

They have been 4 seals used by the residents of Illinois

The secretary of state is the keeper of the great seal

The us senate is the main body of the legislative branch

the president of the United States has the power to call Congress into a special session

The Congress meets in the capital building in Washington DC

there are times when members of Congress cannot be arrested

The daily record of the Congress is called a congressional record

The US house of representatives have 435 members

The term of each Congress begins on January 3 of each even numbered year and last for two years

members of the US house representative serve 2 year terms

all bills for revenue began in the U.S. Senate

The house of representatives has the sole power of impeachment

The US Senate was designed to favor the larger states

The vice President of the United States is the chief officer in the US Senate

The US Senate must approve the nominations of the President of the United States

in cases of impeachment the US Senate serves as a defense of the accused

A census must be administrated by Congress every 20 years